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Jan 10, 2024 • 9min

Trouble in the air 🛬 — Boeing 737 woes. Deloitte workers face the bots.

Boeing shares plummeted ~8% yesterday, which was to be expected after one of its planes blew a freakin’ hole in mid-air. Sorry, we still can’t believe that actually happened.Deloitte is taking the expression “time is **money” to heart with its new AI innovation.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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Jan 9, 2024 • 9min

Trouble in the air 🛬 — Boeing 737 woes. Deloitte workers face the bots.

Boeing shares plummeted ~8% yesterday, which was to be expected after one of its planes blew a freakin’ hole in mid-air. Sorry, we still can’t believe that actually happened.Deloitte is taking the expression “time is **money” to heart with its new AI innovation.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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Jan 8, 2024 • 8min

Slippery slopes — Skiing hits a new tax bracket, Apple faces bumpy road ahead.

As if the $15 poutine at the chalet wasn’t bad enough, poor snow conditions and high demand have marred this year’s ski season at popular Canadian slopes.Don’t feel too bad for the world’s most valuable company, but the new year is increasingly shaping up to be a challenging one for Apple.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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Dec 22, 2023 • 8min

What’s the Santa Claus Rally? 🎅 — Why investors are worried about markets.

Angola’s oil output might be just a drop in the barrel for OPEC — a group of leading oil-producing countries — but its departure could ripple into much bigger changes.Investors are starting to question the existence of Santa Claus… as far as the guy with the big, white, fluffy beard relates to markets, that is.Tiny towns popping up in the northern Ontario wilderness have come under government scrutiny, but their pioneer-like inhabitants insist they just want cheaper housing.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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Dec 21, 2023 • 8min

$2.5B drone investment ✈️ — A town powered by thermal energy, Ottawa delays innovation funding.

Better late than never: Canada is starting to pour more cash into its defence strategy.A northern Alberta town with a population of 577 people could be the site of a renewable energy breakthrough.Canada is a land of innovation. Look no further than the pizza dip roller or [ketchup chips](https://www.foodbloggersofcanada.com/canadas-love-for-ketchup-chips/#:~:text=The Canadian Story%3A Hostess Ketchup,chips on his mother's stove.)! Unfortunately, innovation funding continues to be a serious challenge.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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Dec 20, 2023 • 8min

Another population boom 📈 — The problem with performance reviews, New laws for Canadian passenger trains.

Better start baking those welcome cookies now, because you’ve got a million new neighbours to welcome.A new bill is trying to move “fast trains” from a European ideal into a Canadian reality.Is your looming annual performance review getting you down? You aren’t the only one.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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Dec 19, 2023 • 9min

Cancelled holiday parties🎉 — Shipping attacks disrupt trade, Zoom gets booted off the Nasdaq.

In recent days, the Red Sea has become like the mall during the holidays: A place better kept at a safe distance.Like each and every one of us who got used to working in our pyjamas, Zoom has had a rude post-Covid awakening.Forget champagne fountains or a private DJ set from David Guetta. Your office holiday party this year is more likely to be a not-so-boozy potluck, a pickleball match, or some virtual trivia.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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Dec 18, 2023 • 8min

Motor mandate 🚗 — Canada sets 2035 EV target, Why H&M is moving up-market. There’s panic in the Red Sea.

The end of the road for gas-powered vehicles in Canada is fast approaching.Like us trying to figure out what to wear to the company holiday party, H&M is having a bit of a fashion identity crisis.The conflict between Israel and Hamas is spreading to other parts of the Middle East. In Yemen, that could start to muck up global trade routes.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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Dec 15, 2023 • 8min

Canada’s biggest art fraud 🎨 — Hockey Canada sponsors are back, Rogers to roll out satellite access.

The ringleader of the largest art fraud operation in Canadian history — and, per one investigating officer, in *world* history — was sentenced to 5 years in prison yesterday. Team Canada announced its roster for the 2024 World Junior Championship. But the biggest names joining the team this year aren’t the new players, but returning advertisers.Over a year after a nationwide blackout left 12 million Canadians without reception, Rogers is making amends by bringing cell service to the deepest corners of Canada’s wilderness.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
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Dec 14, 2023 • 8min

Double down 🇰🇷 — Tim Hortons goes to Seoul, Woldcoin links with Reddit, Trouble in maple syrup

Forget a Justin Bieber collab — as Tim Hortons expands into its newest locale, it should be looking for a stamp of approval from Blackpink or BTS.As if renewing your real passport wasn’t a big enough pain, you may soon need an internet passport to get into your favourite Reddit thread.What goes up must go down. After a record maple syrup harvest last year, Canada’s crop of the brown stuff has come crashing down like a stack of flapjacks that was piled too high.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

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